Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Redemption to Redemption



Based on the book Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston, these lectures examine the deep connection between the holidays of Purim and Pesach. Even though Purim occurred after the close of the Torah, nevertheless, it is our preparation for the holiday of Pesach. If one understands the true opportunity of Purim, and takes advantage of it, then he will be in better position to experience the redemptive power of Pesach. And, to this, we must first better understand the story of Yosef and his brothers, as it relates to the Mishkan. Listen Now.

Redemption to Redemption: Introduction
Why is it so important to celebrate Purim in the month immediately before Pesach, even in a leap year?

A Mouthful   and  Redemption
We may take our ability to speak for granted, but, as we will see, it was and is central to the concept and reality of redemption. Pesach: Chapter One from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

The Centrality Of Speech
Embodied in the concept of speech is the entire purpose of man’s existence. Pesach: Chapter Two from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_pass2.mp3

Adam  and  The Donkey
As it turns out, the separation between the Jewish people and the Egyptians has a primordial beginning, and matzah is the link between the two. Pesach: Chapter Three from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_pass3.mp3

Heavenly Bread and Amalek
... And the connection of the munn, the miraculously Heavenly bread, to Haman. Purim: Chapter Four from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_purim4.mp3

When Fifty  and Speech Meet
Understanding better the centrality of speech, we can now look at its connection to the Nun Sha’arei Binah—the Fifty Gates of Understanding— and see how Pesach is the redemption that Purim leads to. Pesach: Chapter Four from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_pass4.mp3

Seventy and Da’as
The role of the number seventy and its connection to Da’as is also an important key to unlocking the spiritual potential of Purim. Purim: Chapter Five from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.


Da’as Moshe
This was the level of intellectual clarity that Moshe Rabbeinu achieved, which is why, incidentally, Bris Milah was such an issue for him.Pesach: Chapter Five from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Toward A More Perfect Vision
The “bottom line” is one’s vision, that is, one’s ability to see not only with one’s physical eyes, but with the mind’s eye as well. We see this from the story of Yosef and his brothers. Purim: Chapter Six from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_purim6.mp3

Bris Milah: Covenant Of The Word
In fact, speech is so central to completion of the human being and achieving godliness, that, the central covenant of the Jewish people - Bris Milah is named for it. Pesach: Chapter Six from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_pass6.mp3
  
Twenty and Mishkan
The number twenty, it turns out, represents an intellectual blindness, one which the Mishkan came to cure. Purim: Chapter Seven from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_purim7.mp3

Avraham and Inspiration
Following this train of thought came only to Avraham, and the zealousness with which he served G-d, which is the measure of one’s devotion to the Creator and His plan for creation. Pesach: Chapter Seven from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_pass7.mp3
  
The Inside Story
Having understood all of this, it is now possible to see how the day of Purim, and its various mitzvos, act as a spiritual springboard to the freedom of Da’as. Purim: Chapter Eight from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.
http://program.ouradio.org/audio/winston/redemp_purim8.mp3

B’Yad Ramah
This realization is what elevates a person out of the everyday mundane reality, into the realm of the supernatural, and empowers a person to become a partner with G-d in his own self-completion and perfection of the world. Pesach: Chapter Eight from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

The Rite Of Passage
Redemption, Part One is complete, and it provides the bridge over which to cross over into the ultimate redemption of Pesach. Purim: Chapter Nine from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

Seder Night and The Haggadah
How the Seder puts all of this into practice, and activates the proper "switches" to bring the Holy Light to us. Pesach: Chapter Nine from Redemption to Redemption by Rabbi Pinchas Winston.

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